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blackfordpu
June 15th, 2005, 02:19 AM
A nice little recap and outlook at the upcoming season.

Breaks down positions well and tells strengths and weaknesses.

full story (http://www.gobearkats.com/football/outlook.htm)
ncbears
June 15th, 2005, 08:50 AM
I am looking foward to to you guys coming up here to Greeley! Go Bears!
exbearkat
June 15th, 2005, 09:18 AM
I am looking foward to to you guys coming up here to Greeley! Go Bears!
We are too. We are making a 4 day weekend out of it - taking in all the scenery of CO along the way!
Ronbo
June 15th, 2005, 09:34 AM
What in the world is a BearCat? Other than being one of the ugliest critters out there, are they a Cat or a Bear? They look like some kind of Muscrat or something. :confused: ;) The picture blackfordpu has above as his avatar is a Tiger not a BearCat. :confused:

http://www.willamette.edu/wits/idc/examples/gigglesTheBearcat.jpg
exbearkat
June 15th, 2005, 09:41 AM
What in the world is a BearCat? http://www.willamette.edu/wits/idc/examples/gigglesTheBearcat.jpg
I like to define it as a creature that thrives in warm weather and low altitude, but has a horrible time performing well at some far away place called Wash/Griz. ;)
ncbears
June 15th, 2005, 10:29 AM
We are too. We are making a 4 day weekend out of it - taking in all the scenery of CO along the way!

Of course you will. Most Texans do that in Colorado :D
TexasTerror
June 15th, 2005, 10:47 AM
What in the world is a BearCat? Other than being one of the ugliest critters out there, are they a Cat or a Bear? They look like some kind of Muscrat or something. :confused: ;) The picture blackfordpu has above as his avatar is a Tiger not a BearCat. :confused:

http://www.willamette.edu/wits/idc/examples/gigglesTheBearcat.jpg

Bearkat

Sam Houston State University's athletic teams have been nicknamed "The Bearkats" since 1923 when the University's name was changed by the Texas State Legislature from Sam Houston Normal Institute to Sam Houston State Teachers College. (Prior to 1923, the varsity sports teams were nicknamed "The Normals").

It is doubtful those who coined the "Bearkat" nickname had a particular animal in mind. More likely, the name came from a popular local saying of the time, "tough as a Bearkat!" The late Reed Lindsey, who was a student/athlete in the 1920s and later retired as University registrar, once said that "it was a good fighting name of the time." Since the animal in the saying was thought more mythical than real, the spelling settled upon was "Bearkat."

In the late 1940s, then SHSU president Harmon Lowman attempted to change the SHSU mascot from Bearkats to "Ravens" (after General Sam Houston's Cherokee nickname). Mrs. Vernon Schuder reported that the alumni were polled, she voted for the raven but that "all those old Bearkats beat us out!"

A Bearkat is comparable to a Kinkajou
http://www.belizezoo.org/grc/zoo/mammals/kin/kinmnsm.jpg
kats89
June 15th, 2005, 05:14 PM
Of course you will. Most Texans do that in Colorado :D

So what are you guys going to do about receivers now that you lost Jackson. I know he was just one guy, but he was a BIG one to lose.
OL FU
June 16th, 2005, 06:25 AM
(Prior to 1923, the varsity sports teams were nicknamed "The Normals").

Well, considering that, BearKat works whatever it is.
TexasTerror
June 16th, 2005, 08:01 AM
Well, considering that, BearKat works whatever it is.

Reason why we were the Normals is because we were a teachers' college (known then as a Normal College) and quite a few schools (TxSt-SM) included, had the nickname of the Normals...

I still say we should become Sam Houston Institute of Technology. S-H-I-T! **** **** ****! Sorta like the Jets chant...
OL FU
June 16th, 2005, 09:13 AM
Reason why we were the Normals is because we were a teachers' college (known then as a Normal College) and quite a few schools (TxSt-SM) included, had the nickname of the Normals...

I still say we should become Sam Houston Institute of Technology. S-H-I-T! **** **** ****! Sorta like the Jets chant...

I like that. Acronyms are important. I have always liked "FU".
ncbears
June 16th, 2005, 10:05 AM
So what are you guys going to do about receivers now that you lost Jackson. I know he was just one guy, but he was a BIG one to lose.

That's a good question. I don't think you replace a guy like Vincent Jackson. Hopefully our coach will get his head out of his butt and a replace our qb. I think that's step one. Second, we have a transfer wide out from Nebraska who I think will help. He's a different type of reciever then Vince because he doesn't have the same size. However, any time you get a transfer from a solid Big 12 team you've gotta like the chances. UNC has seven new transfers coming into fall camp. I am stocked! :nod: